Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration would take more time to consider feedback, including from civil rights groups. “It’s clear that there are still more to have,...
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Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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- Casey and McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania's high-stakes US Senate contest
- Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote
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- Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
- Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban
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Sat, 20 Apr 2024
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